.The fast upsurge of humble Pet cat Ollie Dempsey has been actually awarded, crowned the 2024 Rising Superstar honor as aspect of the AFL honors night.Dempsey questioned 52 ballots to pip North Melbourne's George Wardlaw (43 votes) as well as become simply the second Geelong player after four-time premiership superstar Joel Selwood (2007) to succeed the Rising Celebrity award.Dempsey as well as Wardlaw were actually properly in advance of Brisbane's Kai Lohmann (21 ), St Kilda's Darcy Wilson (15) and Kangaroo Colby McKercher (12 ), that rounded out the best five.Watch the greatest protection of the 2024 AFL finals, with pro evaluation as well as every activity until the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play, on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free test today > Finals Full week 1IMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING INSTEAD. Free of charge and also discreet support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Dempsey questioned five votes from nine of the 11 judges, with just Friary Holmes and also Josh Mahoney certainly not providing the Geelong onward maximum ballots. Mahoney provided Lohmann five votes as well as Wardlaw four.A product of the Sandringham Dragons, Dempsey is actually an additional Geelong draft good deal after being actually taken as a newbie in 2021. He participated in merely 7 activities and stopped pair of targets all over his 1st two periods along with the nightclub. But he is actually come to be a pillar of the Pet cats' best 22 this time, booting 21 objectives and averaging 17.7 disposals from each of Geelong's 23 games.Oliver Dempsey of the Felines. Image: Graham Denholm/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesDempsey was actually the Round 1 candidate after his three-goal, 15-disposal functionality against St Kilda.Dempsey wasn't the warm early-season preferred to succeed the award after West Shoreline's Harley Reid as well as Western Bulldogs' Sam Darcy solid begin to the year.But the duo ended up being disqualified to succeed the Climbing Superstar after they were each suspended for accidents in Cycle 12. Dempsey and Wardlaw were then catapulted right into favouritism, with Dempsey ending up the season stronger.Geelong certain on Hawkins come back|02:27 Communicating on Fox Footy's AFL 360 two days before the AFL Honors Night, Geelong coach Chris Scott pointed out Dempsey would certainly be actually a deserving however humble victor." He will definitely recognize that there are actually a couple of definitely well-performed players that are ineligible. However that should not modify the manner in which he experiences about the means he's tackled his footy," Scott informed AFL 360 on Tuesday night." I enjoy that as a coach when you possess gamers that change the technique you think of points, even subtly." Ollie's simply one of one of the most optimistic, pleased guys you'll come across." AFL RISING CELEBRITY 2024 BALLOTS AS WELL AS LEADERBOARD1. Ollie Dempsey (Geelong Kitties)-- 52 votes2. George Wardlaw (North Melbourne)-- 43 votes3. Kai Lohmann (Brisbane Lions)-- 21 votes4. Darcy Wilson (Street Kilda)-- 15 votes5. Colby McKercher (North Melbourne)-- 12 votes.